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Epp, Carrie Demmans; Phirangee, Krystle; Hewitt, Jim – Online Learning, 2017
Fostering a strong sense of community among students within online courses is essential to supporting their learning experience. However, there is little consensus about how different facilitation methods influence students' sense of community or behaviors. This lack of understanding means instructors do not have the information they need to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Time Factors (Learning), Program Length
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Schroeder, Shawnda; Baker, Mary; Terras, Katherine; Mahar, Patti; Chiasson, Kari – Online Learning, 2016
This study examined graduate students' desired and experienced levels of connectivity in an online, asynchronous distance degree program. Connectivity was conceptualized as the students' feelings of community and involvement, not their level of access to the Internet. Graduate students enrolled in a distance degree program were surveyed on both…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Distance Education, Preferences